Milan 2015: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has spent four years updating her iconic Polder sofa for Swiss furniture brand Vitra, which was launched in Milan this week. More about Hella Jongerius updates her "young classic" Polder sofa
The latest news from Milan design week, including United Nude's 3D-printed shoes by Zaha Hadid and the UK's pavilion for the World Expo, feature in this week's Dezeen Mail. Click through for our pick of the best news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Extra Moooi: take a closer look at the huge portraits that provide the backdrop for new furniture, homeware and carpets by Dutch brand Moooi with this digital version of its Unexpected Welcome exhibition in Milan. More about Moooi's Milan 2015 exhibition is captured in a 360-degree virtual showroom
Milan 2015: leading designers have spoken out about the "awful" intrusion as visitors and journalists scramble to grab photos and interviews at design fairs. More about Digital media is turning design fairs into "a kind of wild west" say designers
Dezeen promotion: American furniture company Emeco has unveiled a new seating collection made using reclaimed materials by British designer Jasper Morrison at Milan's Salone Del Mobile furniture fair. More about Emeco launches new collection in Milan designed by Jasper Morrison
A glazed corridor climbs up around the exterior of this Japan office building, intended by architect Masato Sekiya to create the impression that the structure has been "cut in half by glass" (+ slideshow). More about Masato Sekiya wraps a glass corridor around an office block in Japan
Milan 2015: IKEA has collaborated with designers to create kitchen installations focused on children, disabled people and the future of cooking at a pop-up space in Milan (+ slideshow). More about IKEA Temporary presents kitchen concepts at Milan pop-up
Scandinavian architecture firm CF Møller has presented its plans to build Denmark's largest sewage-pumping station in Copenhagen. More about CF Møller plans Denmark's largest sewage-pumping station
Milan 2015: photography and product design students at Swiss university ÉCAL have paired up to create interactive objects and installations that investigate the selfie phenomenon (+ movie). More about ÉCAL students examine the selfie at PhotoBooth exhibition
The smooth concrete exterior of this monolithic office block in Tokyo is interrupted by square windows in an assortment of sizes (+ slideshow). More about Florian Busch scatters square windows across the concrete facades of a Tokyo office
Milan 2015: a machine that converts dog poo into battery power, fashion accessories laced with catnip and a 3D printer that uses ink made from salamander bacteria are among products designed by students from the HEAD Geneva School of Art and Design. More about Geneva students make ink from salamanders and electricity from dog poo for Milan show
This house on a hillside in Leiria, Portugal, has two wings – a three-storey block that follows the slope of the site, and a bedroom block that cantilevers out at an angle (+ slideshow). More about Vidigal House by Contaminar has a V-shaped plan enclosing a triangular garden
Milan 2015: the selfie phenomenon, food design and scent-based products are the trends emerging on our #milanogram2015 Instagram hashtag. Click through for today's highlights from the city-wide design fair. More about Dezeen's #milanogram2015 highlights: day three
Milan Expo 2015: the first photographs of Wolfgang Buttress' UK pavilion for the World Expo 2015 in Milan have emerged, revealing that its structure is now complete (+ slideshow). More about First images of the UK's beehive-inspired Milan Expo pavilion released
Four shipping containers suspended from the ceiling contain displays of merchandise inside this clothing store in La Plata, Argentina, by BBC Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More about Shipping containers are suspended above shoppers inside Le Utthe boutique
Milan 2015: Ron Arad has added a sofa carved from a single volume and another design based on a discarded mattress to his range for Italian furniture company Moroso. More about Ron Arad adds two sofa designs to Moroso collection
Milan 2015: London designer Lee Broom has joined together three shops on Milan's Via Alfredo Cappellini to create a faux department store for displaying his latest products (+ slideshow). More about Lee Broom's fake department store installation opens in Milan
Architecture firm Studio Gang has unveiled its latest design for a 348-metre-high Chicago skyscraper made up of three towers with zigzagging profiles. More about Studio Gang's riverside skyscraper could be Chicago's third tallest tower
Norwegian firm Snøhetta and Japanese studio SANAA have been awarded joint first place in a competition to design one of the five new museums planned for Budapest's City Park (+ slideshow). More about Snøhetta and SANAA share first place in Budapest museum contest
Milan 2015: French designer Matali Crasset has debuted a sofa made from a system of individual modules that can be carried like suitcases (+ slideshow). More about Matali Crasset's Self-made Seat is a sofa made from modules that can be carried like suitcases